changelog.vim.patch

gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/changelog.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/changelog.vim
--- a/runtime/ftplugin/changelog.vim
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/changelog.vim
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@
   function! s:try_reading_file(path)
     try
       return readfile(a:path)
+    catch
+      " nop
     endtry
     return []
   endfunction
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@
     " Look for an entry for today by our user.
     let date = strftime(g:changelog_dateformat)
     let search = s:substitute_items(g:changelog_date_entry_search, date,
-                                  \ g:changelog_username)
+                                  \ s:username())
     if search(search) > 0
       " Ok, now we look for the end of the date entry, and add an entry.
       call cursor(nextnonblank(line('.') + 1), 1)
@@ -197,7 +199,7 @@

       " No entry today, so create a date-user header and insert an entry.
       let todays_entry = s:substitute_items(g:changelog_new_date_format,
-                                          \ date, g:changelog_username)
+                                          \ date, s:username())
       " Make sure we have a cursor positioning.
       if stridx(todays_entry, '{cursor}') == -1
         let todays_entry = todays_entry . '{cursor}'